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Gas prices down $0.25, diesel down $0.25
June 3 03:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists should see an increase at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, June 4, according to the latest ex-refi...
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Region told El Nino could result in increased Atlantic Hurricane season activity
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Region told El Nino could result in increased Atlantic Hurricane season activity
June 3 02:59 PM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Wednesday warned of a potentially increased Atlantic Hurrica...
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Authorities warn of World Cup ticket, merchandise scams
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Authorities warn of World Cup ticket, merchandise scams
June 3 02:42 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Fraudsters are exploiting interest in the 2026 World Cup with a barrage of scams, as authorities and researchers cau...
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Trinidad and Tobago welcomes election to UN Security Council
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Trinidad and Tobago welcomes election to UN Security Council
June 3 02:34 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Government of Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday welcomed the country’s election as a non-permanent member of the Un...
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Current, ex-JP granted bail in Manchester forgery case
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Current, ex-JP granted bail in Manchester forgery case
June 3 02:33 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Marvin Dean and Dudley Powell, the two men charged with a string of charges including uttering forged documents were granted bai...
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US sanctions interrupt Visa, Mastercard payments in Cuba — central bank
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US sanctions interrupt Visa, Mastercard payments in Cuba — central bank
June 3 01:18 PM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Visa and Mastercard payments in Cuba will be suspended from Saturday after United States (US) sanctions prompted a foreign bank t...
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Moyann releases Miss Toxic EP
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Moyann releases Miss Toxic EP
June 3 12:57 PM
Dancehall artiste Moyann has given her fans another reason to celebrate with the release of her highly anticipated EP, Miss Toxic , which became avail...
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Samuda calls for greater support for SIDS at Island States Ocean Summit
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Samuda calls for greater support for SIDS at Island States Ocean Summit
June 3 12:12 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, has called for increased financing, technology transfer, capaci...
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COVID-19, mosquitoes and rats a concern for St Thomas
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COVID-19, mosquitoes and rats a concern for St Thomas
BY ASHAGAYE MULLINGS Observer writer 
July 15, 2023
MORANT BAY, St Thomas — With 37 active cases of COVID-19 in the parish and the advent of mosquito-breeding season, public health officials are urging ...
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COVID is still very present in our population, says Tufton
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COVID is still very present in our population, says Tufton
Jason Cross | Reporter 
July 12, 2023
MINISTER of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has revealed that there has been an uptick in the positivity rate for COVID-19 in Jamaica. The m...
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COVID no longer a global health emergency — WHO
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COVID no longer a global health emergency — WHO
May 6, 2023
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The COVID-19 pandemic, which killed millions of people and wreaked economic and social havoc, no longer constitutes a glob...
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COVID test requirement lifted for travellers from China to US
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COVID test requirement lifted for travellers from China to US
March 12, 2023
WASHINGTON, USA (AP) — A requirement that travellers to the US from China present a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flights expired Frida...
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PAHO says COVID-19 not yet over in region
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PAHO says COVID-19 not yet over in region
March 11, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling on countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to...
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COVID-19 cases up in St Thomas
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COVID-19 cases up in St Thomas
BY ASHAGAYE MULLINGS Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 13, 2023
MORANT BAY, St Thomas — Warning that there is once again an uptick in COVID-19 cases in St Thomas, which only has a 16 per cent vaccination rate, the ...
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BPO sector keeping tabs on COVID-19 resurgence
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BPO sector keeping tabs on COVID-19 resurgence
January 18, 2023
MONTEGO BAY, St James — As COVID-19 makes a resurgence in some countries the local business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is keeping a watchful eye...
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Don’t let down your guard, warns health official
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Don’t let down your guard, warns health official
Anthony Lewis | Observer Writer 
January 16, 2023
LUCEA, Hanover — Dr Kaushal Singh, medical officer of health for Hanover, said while the parish recorded only one COVID-19 case last month, residents ...
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‘It’s not over yet’
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‘It’s not over yet’
January 15, 2023
CONCERNED about the lack of adherence to COVID-19 measures, health officials are reiterating calls for people to practise personal safety, stating tha...
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Jamaica among beneficiaries of multimillion-dollar vaccine initiative
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Jamaica among beneficiaries of multimillion-dollar vaccine initiative
BY BRITTNY HUTCHINSON Observer staff reporter hutchinsonb@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 14, 2023
JAMAICA is among 12 countries set to benefit from a multimillion-dollar vaccine initiative which is expected to strengthen COVID-19 vaccination delive...
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Can we really expect honest reports from COVID self-testers?
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Can we really expect honest reports from COVID self-testers?
January 12, 2023
Dear Editor, Chief Medical Officer(CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie is encouraging individuals who indulged in self-testing for the novel coronavir...
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WARNING!
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WARNING!
Robert Bailey | Sports Writer 
January 8, 2023
Following the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in China, former president of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Dr Warren Blake is ...
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US says Covid tests for China travellers based ‘on science’
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US says Covid tests for China travellers based ‘on science’
January 4, 2023
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States said Tuesday that the requirement of Covid tests for travellers from China was based on science an...
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Madden-Greig happy as Caribbean sees lower COVID-19 threat levels, record arrivals
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Madden-Greig happy as Caribbean sees lower COVID-19 threat levels, record arrivals
January 2, 2023
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida– As a growing number of Caribbean destinations continue to set record tourism arrivals, expenditures and hotel occupancies, t...
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Gov’t keeping close watch on travellers from China
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Gov’t keeping close watch on travellers from China
December 29, 2022
THE Jamaican Government will not at this time be imposing restrictions on travellers from the People's Republic of China (PRC) despite a surge in COVI...
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White Witch golf course shakes COVID-19 ghost for glorious return
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White Witch golf course shakes COVID-19 ghost for glorious return
December 20, 2022
ROSE HALL, St James — There is optimism after last Thursday's reopening of the White Witch golf course in Rose Hall, St James, after being closed for ...
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Study: 53% of men suffered post-COVID depression
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Study: 53% of men suffered post-COVID depression
December 12, 2022
MORE than half (53 per cent) of men in Jamaica have been experiencing varying levels of depression during the post-COVID-19 period, according to a stu...
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COVID climbs again!
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COVID climbs again!
December 12, 2022
TEXAS, United States (AP) — Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of US d...
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Belize experiencing new wave of COVID-19 cases
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Belize experiencing new wave of COVID-19 cases
December 8, 2022
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Belize is experiencing a new wave of COVID-19 infections with the Ministry of Health and Wellness releasing a report indicati...
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China reports new COVID deaths as some restrictions eased
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China reports new COVID deaths as some restrictions eased
December 5, 2022
HONG KONG (AP) — China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions amid i...
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Holness challenges PNP to prove it would manage COVID better
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Holness challenges PNP to prove it would manage COVID better
December 2, 2022
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday charged that the country would have 'certainly collapsed' if it was under the governance of the People's Na...
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Top players in COVID fight leaving in WHO shake-up
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Top players in COVID fight leaving in WHO shake-up
November 23, 2022
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Two of the World Health Organization's mos t senior figures in the fight against COVID-19 are quitting next week, accordin...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists should see an increase at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, June 4, according to the latest ex-refi...
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Region told El Nino could result in increased Atlantic Hurricane season activity
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Region told El Nino could result in increased Atlantic Hurricane season activity
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Wednesday warned of a potentially increased Atlantic Hurrica...
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Authorities warn of World Cup ticket, merchandise scams
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Fraudsters are exploiting interest in the 2026 World Cup with a barrage of scams, as authorities and researchers cau...
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Trinidad and Tobago welcomes election to UN Security Council
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Trinidad and Tobago welcomes election to UN Security Council
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Government of Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday welcomed the country’s election as a non-permanent member of the Un...
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Current, ex-JP granted bail in Manchester forgery case
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Current, ex-JP granted bail in Manchester forgery case
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Marvin Dean and Dudley Powell, the two men charged with a string of charges including uttering forged documents were granted bai...
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